里头

裡頭

lǐtou

noun HSK 2 #6,701

Meanings

1 inside
2 interior

Characters

suffix indicating direction/position

Examples

里头有人吗？

Lǐtou yǒu rén ma?

Is there anyone inside?

书包里头有什么？

Shūbāo lǐtou yǒu shénme?

What's inside the backpack?

屋子里头很暖和。

Wūzi lǐtou hěn nuǎnhuo.

It's warm inside the room.

Tips

usage

里头 = 里面 = 里边, all mean 'inside'. 里头 is more colloquial/spoken, especially in northern Mandarin.

Stroke Order

里 lǐ

头 tóu